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PODCAST

The Stringer

Howdy, I’m Clayton Hansler. I’ve been working in film, television and sports for 15 years now - but you probably know me as either being that annoying AHL guy or the dude that created a soccer documentary series. I"ve befriended some of the most talented, smart, creative and funny people along the way and this podcast is a conversation between myself many of them... or some people that I"m meeting for the first time. The guests are usually people way more popular than me and their stories are pretty

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All Episodes

61:56

Mike Valente

The Stringer ·

2018/04/23

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages, welcome to the Stringer podcast! Mike Valente (Toronto Marlies) and Clayton Hansler will start things off by introducing you to the well guarded secret of ordering four pints before last call (8:20), the plights of being single (16:48), social media etiquette in the twenty-first century (20:42) and the good ‘ol wild west days of Twitter (23:30). Mike heaps the praise on Gary Shandling (30:30), tries to remember 'that guy' (41:41), will try

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60:35

Caroline Szwed

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2018/04/16

The always kindhearted Caroline Szwed (Sportsnet) sits down with Clay to talk about her coach’s “secret” play in college (06:34), how she had no life outside of school and soccer (10:33), and living off the McDonald’s value menu (28:42). She opens up about her dogs struggles as a puppy (31:36), why we should always adopt don’t shop (34:44), how her return to Canada was more sudden than expected (44:37), her favourite women in the industry (47:28) and how at the end of the day one should always have

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64:19

Dan Gladman

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2018/04/09

Rack it up Danny G! Dan Gladman (Toronto Raptors) and Clay talk about the legendary Todd Shapiro (12:25), boxed Coca-Cola (15:53) and what ultimately will be written on Dan’s headstone (21:07). The pair then discuss how to stay sane on long road trips (23:48), discover that you shouldn’t ask Dan if he’s been to Iowa (29:35), reminisce about the hoops one must jump through to drink in Utah (30:51) and, of course, life with the award winning Jack Armstrong (32:30). It takes up until now for Dan and

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66:27

Mike Augello

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2018/04/02

Mike Augello (HockeyBuzz/Sporting News) and Clay start off talking about the early days of knowing each other (8:07), Mike’s life in finance (13:28), his intriguing TV habits as a child (15:08) and the origins of ‘Mike in Buffalo’ (17:00). Mike tells us about his transition from fan to pro (32:39), how to translate the voice in his head into writing (39:22) and how there is nothing wrong with being wrong (1:01:45).Follow @stringerpodcast on Twitter, and while you're there say hello to @chansler!If

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58:36

Crossover: 416 Sports Show

The Stringer ·

2018/03/26

It’s another crossover episode! Matt Di Nicolantonio, host of the 416 Sports Show, reveals that he in fact was actually the first ever Stringer Podcast guest (7:32) before giving his two cents on Universal Studios’ Harry Potter World (9:04), how he can no longer afford to go on vacation (11:12), his complete immersion in sports (24:38) and his journey to becoming a broadcaster (28:18). When trying to relate his story of meeting Marina Sirtis Clay finds absolutely no allies (45:06), which makes sense

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59:48

Matthew Sharpe

The Stringer ·

2018/03/19

Matthew Sharpe (daringboy.com) let’s Clay know all about #StartupLife (09:07) and how he embarked on creating something each day (10:24). He discusses the trials and tribulations of being a Patriots fans (16:00), Clay discusses directing (22:14), how he is the anti-George Lucas (25:55) and putting shit on magnets (34:50). We end with working with talented people (46:38), loving the storytellers (53:48) and how Marvel are dominating the poster game (55:18).Follow @stringerpodcast on Twitter, and

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53:53

Megan Robinson

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2018/03/12

Megan Robinson (Global News) and Clay talk about stalking on social media (11:05), the story behind her first twitter handle (17:58), her trips to Newfoundland (21:20), living in a van (24:23) and embracing the #GrandmaLife (29:35). Megan shares her motto (38:58), how her grandmother watches her on mute (45:08) and leaves us with her own take of the Stringer sign-off (52:50).Follow @stringerpodcast on Twitter, and while you're there say hello to @chansler!If merch is your thing, be sure to check out

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54:00

Armen Bedakian

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2018/03/05

Armen Bedakian (The Score) joins Clay to talk about his traumatic adventures in Montreal (8:10), Satan’s Cat (9:20), not saving lives (21:15), why Canadians are so polite (27:00) and Canadian Tire’s fight against winter (29:40). Armen brings up the time he skipped out on Sean FitzGerald for Jermain Defoe (37:20), how the internet hates everything (44:45) and going from typos to tapas (46:00).Follow @stringerpodcast on Twitter, and while you're there say hello to @chansler!If merch is your thing, be

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57:48

Simon Bennett

The Stringer ·

2018/02/26

Simon Bennett (Sportsnet) starts the podcast off by shocking Clay with the reason his kids can’t watch Star Wars (05:45), before continuing to discuss his decade-long career with the Marlies (15:20) and his journey from Germany to Canada at the ripe ‘ol age of 11 (19:50). Simon discusses how he started as an intern at the Score (29:01) and learning from the consummate professional that is Elliott Freidman (37:15) before taking his anger out on the aristocracy (44:05). Simon and Clay compare notes on

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63:14

Taylor Shold

The Stringer ·

2018/02/19

Taylor Shold (Hockey Night in Canada)opens up his chat with Clay with some mad love for Ryerson's RTA program (5:58) before pondering the viability of a poorly thought out joint podcast venture (21:02). Clay gets called out for being an ass (24:31), we discover how a millennial removes a bat from his home (30:46), Taylor's rules for TV watching (38:13), that one time Taylor was on Suits (40:22), birthing Shold Media Group (49:51) and getting shoutouts from Ron and Grapes on Coach's Corner

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74:00

Gareth Wheeler

The Stringer ·

2017/11/20

Gareth Wheeler (TSN) and Clay talk about Wheeler's college years (10:23), story telling in the sports world (13:28), how social media is just weird (22:09), Gareth's 12 year battle with malignant melanoma (26:40), how Gareth and Clay are just steps away from being two old men sitting on a porch (33:04), Stranger Things 2 (39:18), Gareth's guilty pleasure (46:06), an ode to Looch & Eryn (55:12), Clay's embarrassing confession #6 (1:03:42) and Wheeler's words of wisdom (1:08:00).Follow

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72:14

Kat Stefankiewicz

The Stringer ·

2017/11/13

Hitting double digits is an accomplishment within itself, and there's no one better to be part of our big one-oh than Kat Stefankiewicz (NBA TV Canada). Please forgive the audio issues, because I'm sure you're absolutely going to adore the chatter about being half Pisces and half Aries (5:04), followed by the great debate over Kat/Katherine/Kasia/Kash (7:06), our discussion over the idea that the enemy of creativity is ego (14:21) or the term 'Everything Happens for a Reason' (18:11). We explore the

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40:38

Devang Desai

The Stringer ·

2017/11/06

Long time friend Devang Desai (EA Sports) makes a special visit to Toronto and stops by the podcast to talk about that time our airplane got a flat tire (5:52), the days when Devang was in politics (11:41), getting too close to the DMZ (14:31), Baltimore, a prosthetic leg and Barack Obama (16:52), the Devang & Clay origin story (26:47), early days at the Score (27:44), how Roger Federer changed Devang's relationship with his dad (29:30), how most of us aren't shit heads (32:24), Devang's sisters

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91:34

Crossover: Mike On Much

The Stringer ·

2017/10/23

World's collide as the boys from the Mike on Much podcast, Mike Veerman and Shane Cunningham, join Clay and Greg for 90 minutes of laughs. It's an anecdote laden podcast that starts talking about mutual friend and popular Mike on Much character "The Nut" (4:17), then pivoting to jorts in the desert (9:55), Teen Wolf 3: Return of the Wolf (25:29), the time Shane tried to fight Eddie Della Siepe (34:27), Trek Talk with Mike V (35:57), "Yes, And" - the sad anecdote game (42:15), and the Dustin Diamond

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83:26

Duane Watson

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2017/10/16

Duane Watson (TSN / NBATV Canada) joins the podcast this week and takes us on a magical journey that spans almost more topics than Clay can keep up with. Starting with a subject we all wish was better enforced; sports scrum etiquette (4:51) we move to Lego, the building blocks of champions (11:03), then to the origin of Duane's nickname (15:46), TV binge habits (24:43), the Janet Jackson story (35:31), Duane's move to sports (41:18), Star Trek vs Star Wars (53:35), NBA talk (1:16:56) and then we end

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69:31

Jeffrey Garriock

The Stringer ·

2017/10/09

World travelling cinematographer Jeffrey Garriock (Know Your Onions) is on the podcast and boy oh boy you're in for a doozie. I'm not sure if there is another twist or turn this conversation could take as we start off rewriting the English language (9:21), move to scuba diving in Iceland (11:05), then we rewrite world geography (14:38), hear the story of when Jeff's plane was on fire (26:01), his being interrogated by Moroccan secret police (29:26), a big giant super secret Maple Leafs shoot

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62:38

David Alter

The Stringer ·

2017/10/02

If a gear, gadget and tech expert shacked up with a hockey reporter, their offspring would be David Alter. David takes us on a magical journey that involves tech talk (3:50), a love affair with U2 (11:30), what you should know about Toronto (27:33), digital timeouts (37:15), Alter the innovator (42:29), hacker renegades (46:01), Sandra Bullock and The Net (48:13), Nazem Kadri's cat (51:27) and some app and website talk (53:23).Follow @stringerpodcast on Twitter. While you're there say hello to

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75:42

Emily Agard

The Stringer ·

2017/09/24

Emily Agard (MLSE Live) is this week's guest so that Clayton could find someone to talk Foo Fighters, Brittany Spears, N'Sync, Backstreet Boys, Spice Girls and Brand New with. Greg is back as cohost as the group of three (and Kylee) chat Emily's athletic aspirations (10:04), her musical aspirations (14:41), Foo'gasms (18:32), Emily's first live concert (23:37) another embarrassing confession from Clay (25:42), Emily's Ariana Grande story (30:54), when Emily met the Foo Fighters (55:17) and we create

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79:19

Laura Armstrong

The Stringer ·

2017/09/17

Laura Armstrong (The Toronto Star) is the perfect blend of Country Music and The Wu-Tang Clan... huh?! Laura talks to Clay about all the fun stuff including sports travel as the rookie (12:07), what Hogwarts house she would be sorted in to (18:45), the Christmas gift that made her cry (24:00), not wanting your firstborn (37:25), her eclectic taste in music (46:45), the klutzy boat story (55:42), the Mormon story (58:13), her superpower (1:02:41), and Laura shares her social media horror story

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76:26

Julie Stewart-Binks

The Stringer ·

2017/09/08

It's a full house with Julie Stewart-Binks (ESPN), Greg Veerman as co-host and both Kylee and Dylan in the room producing. Julie spills who the most famous person she's seen in LA (08:30), we battle Canadian vs American fast food (17:25), discuss social media SNAFUs (23:00), the untellable Julie Stewart-Binks story (54:08), doubling down on Trump (59:46), the sweetest thing Julie's ever done (1:07:35) and concert cosplay (1:13:47).Follow @stringerpodcast on Twitter. While you're there say hello to

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